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amount of support within the government for that such a bill surely they have some good arguments as to why it would be needed. well mark harper the u.k.'s immigration minister has said that this bill would stop migrants from abusing public services and it would make it easier to remove the people from the country the aren't supposed to be here but the government's really got to be seen to be tackling the issue of immigration that really is in terms of public opinion the number one concern a lot of people are very wary of uncontrolled immigration about the perceived strain that it's causing on public services schools hospitals housing and of course the conservatives are leading up to it and the election year and they've got to be seen to be tackling the issue but according to the un agency they are perhaps a little bit bizarre list in the way that they've drafted this war and in fact it's not the first time that the u.k.'s policies social policies have come under fire for the united nations earlier this year the un special investigator on housing warned that the very quote bedroom tax that came into force earlier this year was

tempore: the gentleman from michigan is ecognized. >> i yield three minutes to the sponsor of the bill, mr. harper. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. i want er: mr. speaker, to thank, first of all, congressman peter welch for his hard work on this bill and certainly for leader eric cantor and congressman tom cole. creating a lifetime of hope and opportunity for our most vulnerable kids is more important than subsidizing week-long political pep rallies for the democratic and republican parties. this is high the house must advance h.r. 2019, the gabriella miller kids first research act a bill that pays for children's medical research with $126 million that the federal government currently sets aside for political conventions. on november 14, 2013, i had the privilege to meet in leader cantor's office with ellen and mark miller. i watched them struggle to come up with the words to express their grief which i saw become steadfast determination to do something special for gabriella by allowing this bill to be named after their precious daughter. i'm wearing the yel

harper the u.k. is immigration minister has said that this bill would stop migrants from abusing public services and it would make it easier to remove the people from the country that aren't supposed to be here but the government's really got to be seen to be tackling the issue of immigration that really is in terms of public opinion the number one concern a lot of people are very wary of uncontrolled immigration about the perceived strain that it's causing on public services schools hospitals housing and of course the conservatives are leading up to it and election year and they've got to be seen to be tackling the issue but according to the un's refugee agency they were perhaps a little bit overzealous in the way that they've drafted this law and in fact it's not the first time that the u.k.'s policies social policies have come under fire from the united nation. it was earlier this year to end the show investigator on housing and warned that the very quote for virtual bedroom tax that came into force earlier this year was causing to quote shocking hardships in certain parts of the country. we can'

bill clinton, george w. bush and jimmy carter also part of delegation. >> david cameron, hamid karzai, steven harper. ban ki-moon, will people, and former general secretary kofi annan. prince charles is representing the throne. we'll have more from south africa with ali velshi who is on the ground. men american forces are being called on. chuck hagel is ordering the u.s. military to transport troops. 400 have been killed in fighting between christians and muslim groups. we go to the capital where the french troops are diffusing the crisis. looking like a muslim here can make you a target. the man dressed in white is surrounded by local christians. they say he's a seleka general. they want to kill him. he says he's a local businessman. the french intervene ordering people to move away. they arrest a muslim man taking him away. in another suburb of the city a man is carried to safety. he's been stabbed. locals accuse him of being part of anti-balaka. a christian militia group. >> we found this man walking. we have two grenades. we ask him where he is from. he couldn't tell us. >> french soldiers have a

reporter: republican rick harper and peter welch will like to take millions of federal research money and directed to pediatric research. after meeting parent and named the billabrielle law. it could be a really inspiring story for people. >> shouldn't we have asked our priority monochord research for children patrick >> >> reporter: >> if there is some way you can do it why not do it? >> as a mother and grandmother and my heart goes out to gabrielle was mother. gabriella's mother. >> can we just put the battle axe down for awhile. i think we can. >> pam: his wish to become a crime fighter for the day gained attention all over the world. batkid! donors have raised beating the goal. all of the money will go to the charity for making the wish for six children to come true. >> jacqueline: temperatures running madly in the '40's and center rose up a little cooler at 38. we do have a freeze warning for the north bay. tonight, generally would not be as cold as we have seen last night. the warming trend will continue as we head into next week. temperatures will be below freezing but not as drastic as we have seen in mornings past. icy roads are still a possibility s

republican greg harper and democrat peter welch want to direct money toward pediatric research. they named the bill's pretty rare to name a piece of legislation after a person. >> instead of spending money on political conventions for political parties, shouldn't we have as our priority, research for kids? >> this bill is an act lieutenant fraud. >> reporter: some senior democrats oppose this as a publicity stunt. >> if there's some way you can do it, why not do it? >> as a mother and grandmother my heart goes out to gabriela's mother. bring back the $1.55 billion that they cut from the national institutes of health. >> reporter: cantor vows to work on that. but you've got to start somewhere. >> can we just put the battle-axes down for a while and take a step forward? i think we can. >> reporter: in the spirit of this from little gabriela. >> if i lose my battle, then i want other people to carry on for more. we can win this war. >> reporter: now the house is going to vote on this gabriela miller research bill tomorrow despite opposition on both sides, cantor told me he is expecting it to pass. the

greg harper is one of our colleagues who has a child with special needs. he has been working very hard with peter welch to put this billorward which essentially provides a choice. do we want to spend taxpayer dollars to pay for political conventions or would we rather put that money towards pediatric medical research which is has been woefully unattended to in terms of our research agenda? gabrielle la miller is who the bill is named after. martha: eric cantor from virginia. they are covering a bunch of topics this morning. they eventually got around to the deal on the budget. one of the reasons they're happy about that because it allows them to continue to focus on as what they see as the abysmal performance of obamacare so far and john boehner used most of his time to do exactly that. bill: now amazing story of survival. brutal, brutal conditions. missing family found alive, spending days in subzero weather. they drove in the nevada mountains on sunday to play in the snow but their car overturned on an embankment and slid down a hill and the father is getting credit for his amazing survival skills. >> all the patient

gregg harper is one of our colleagues who has a child with special needs. he has been working very hard with peter welch to put this bill forward, which essentially provides a choice. do we want to spend taxpayer dollars to pay for political conventions, or would we rather pediatriconey towards medical research, which has been woefully unattended to in terms of our research agenda. gabriella miller is who the bill is named after. if you have not met her parents, hearst or he is quite inspiring. she is a young girl, 10 years old, who actually died about a month ago. county,rom loudoun virginia. about a year ago she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. if you have seen anything that she has said, or her parents have indicated, when a child of nine years old is diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, that child becomes an adult party quickly. she is a terrific inspiration to all of us. her parents are fighting hard. they have asked to be a heart of this process. they will be here in the gallery today, hopefully to move the ball forward on cancer research, medical research, especially for pediatrics. in thanking jo

gregg harper and democrat peter welch want to take $126 million federal dollars over ten years set aside for political conventions and direct it toward pediatric research. eric cantor named the billla miller. >> it's pretty rare to name a piece of legislation after a person. >> you can be a really inspiring story for people. instead of spending money on political conventions for political parties, shouldn't we have as our priority, medical research for kids? >> still, it's not without controversy. >> this bill of leader cantor is an absolute fraud. >> some senior democrats oppose this as a publicity stunt to pay for billions in cuts to cancer research. >> if there's some way you can do it, just a little bit, why not do it? >> as a mother and a grandmother, my heart goes out to gabriella's mother. bring back the $1.55 billion they cut from the national institutes of health. >> cantor vows to work on that, and the democratic sponsor says he too wants it invested, but you have to start somewhere. >> can't we put the battle-axes down for a while and take a step forward. i think we can. >> all of this in the name of gabriella. >> i want people to carry on for more. they can win this m